Characterization of hidden modes in networks of superconducting qubits

Abstract

We present a method for detecting electromagnetic (EM) modes that couple to a superconducting qubit in a circuit quantum electrodynamics architecture. Based on measurement-induced dephasing, this technique allows the measurement of modes that have a high quality factor (Q) and may be difficult to detect through standard transmission and reflection measurements at the device ports. In this scheme, the qubit itself acts as a sensitive phase meter, revealing modes that couple to it through measurements of its coherence time. Such modes are indistinguishable from EM modes that do not couple to the qubit using a vector network analyzer. Moreover, this technique provides useful characterization parameters including the quality factor and the coupling strength of the unwanted resonances. We demonstrate the method for detecting both high-Q coupling resonators in planar devices as well as spurious modes produced by a 3D cavity.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 27, 2017
Source ID
10.1063/1.4990033

Entities

People

  • Baleegh Abdo
  • Hanhee Paik
  • Jay Gambetta
  • Jerry M. Chow
  • Martin O. Sandberg
  • Matthias Steffen
  • Sarah Sheldon

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
  • International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Neural Network Machine Learning.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Dots